“Voivode Dragozin. Lucien Hart has taken our king.”
The Court Mage’s words rang like bells in my ears, and the world around me - soldiers shouting orders, frantic nobles racing toward the Throne Room, wailing servants - faded into a blur of ringing white noise.
Ignas. No.I could readily picture his kind, sly face in my mind. He was the rarest of the rare, a k...
2022-08-07 05:29:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working my butt off on this: looking for an end of September release. Once I hit 75,000 words, I'll be putting it up for preorder :)
2022-07-18 06:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostAlright... time for a long-overdue explanation of why the fuck Archemi #6 isn't done or out yet.
The long and short of why I've been so quiet is that I have spent this year dealing with a divorce. There were some initial threats made regarding my IP, and so I had to be VERY careful what I published and where until the terms were negotiated and paperwork was filed, as there could have been...
2022-07-09 04:43:34 +0000 UTC View PostI'm doing an audit of my Patreon pledges: if you haven't received your pledge tier reward, please send me a quick message on Patreon and I'll get to it as soon as possible.
Due to crazy overseas shipping costs, I may not be able to send signed books to people outside of the USA - however, I CAN ship books directly to you, and then mail a signed certificate you can keep inside the cover. 2022-06-17 21:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Torquist was clearly struggling to take Vash seriously. The baru was, admittedly, picking his chipped teeth with the point of a small bone, one of the many beads plaited through his tightly-woven hair. He was scruffy and scrappy, with one mechanical arm and a face like a shattered mirror - scars that radiated from one cheekbone across three quarters of his face, where his sister had struck him ...
2022-06-16 00:47:17 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working on Archemi #6 as fast as possible - anywhere between 1000 to 5000 words a day for the last couple of weeks. Things are very rough right now, but once I've refined them, I should be able to paste daily for the next couple weeks.
Thanks for bearing with my slow ass through what has been a trying time IRL. The covid era seems to be defined by 'hurry up and wait'.
2022-02-07 21:49:16 +0000 UTC View PostAn awful sick feeling was stirring in my belly at the implications of Pasha’s near-real time knowledge as I stepped out into the aisle.
”So, correction number one.” My voice was picked up and magnified just like his as I strode forward into range of the microphone spell. “My ‘Fireblooded Shallatu whore’, aka the Lady of Myszno, is not warring with your navy. Correction number ...
2022-01-11 08:20:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Voivode Dragozin. Lucien Hart has taken our king.”
The Court Mage’s words rang in my ears, and the world around me - the soldiers shouting orders as the entire population of Vulkan Keep emptied toward the Throne Room, the frantic chatter, all of it - became a blur of ringing white noise.
Ignas, captured. Revala, conquered. Now we had the Ilian Empire right on our doo...
2022-01-11 08:19:37 +0000 UTC View Post
My artist has sent the first thumbnail sketches of the cover for Crowned in Black - who's that big glowy dragon on the cover, you might ask? You'll have to find out ;)
I'm leaning toward saying 'B' BUT with Hector leaping forward toward the enemy dragon, to reflect his and Karalti's daredevil fighting style.
2022-01-06 00:44:40 +0000 UTC View PostDon't worry, I'm still working on Archemi and Brute Force. This is the first chapter of a new Angkor short story (the same protagonist from Those Who Breathe Under the End) that I'm writing to refresh my creative palate. Enjoy!
"Be healed!"
Thwap. My jacket h...
2021-12-21 06:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
It's happening! The wonderful Tabitha Grow has just started the final version of this soon-to-be sticker, which will be sent out as a gift to all Patrons when its finished.
Sorry for the lack of updates on Brute Force. I recently lost a friend under adverse circumstances and things have been... difficult.
Vade and his thugs had respawned at the camp. The wall was bristling with soldiers clutching spears, shields, crossbows and dog chains. The junk turrets swiveled overhead, providing them with cover fire.
"They’ve ejected me already. Those auto-turrets are showing up hostile now," Angel signed. "And… that's a lot of guys. Three quarters of the fort is outside the walls."
Lulu coo...
2021-12-06 06:30:49 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR NOTE: This one is still a little rough around the edges, and is subject to character adjustments in the final version. I'll see how I feel once the draft is complete.
Vade didn’t see me coming. I hurtled into his stocky, squishy little human body, driving him onto his face and smashing it into the ground. Then, before anyone had any idea what ...
2021-11-25 13:44:41 +0000 UTC View PostAngel had been spending skill points on Schema, recipes accessible only to her that allowed her to make everything from clothes to weapons to traps. Me and Lulu helped her gather materials, then sat down and watched as she rapidly constructed a small treehouse from wood, rope, and palm thatch. It was oddly hypnotic. She had to construct the pieces manually using a kinetic mini-game, but once th...
2021-11-11 00:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I'm really sorry I've fallen behind on updates. Real life suddenly got very difficult and everything climbed on top of me really fast.
I'm not yet happy with the next 10-chapter section of Brute Force: due to aforementioned IRL shit, I feel I can revise and rewrite the next steps in Noodles, Lulu and Angel's journey to be better.
I will be at a huge author confere...
2021-11-03 20:24:54 +0000 UTC View PostThere were no enemies on the supply road. Dinosaurs and Legions both kept their distance from clear-cut areas with human habitation. That was great for the Centurions supply chain. Not so great for us. Still, it meant we made the seemingly long trip in record time. By alternating walking and sprinting, I got us to within spitting distance of Camp Goldrush within two hours.
A funny feeling...
2021-10-27 18:10:03 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome all new patrons! Thank you for subscribing, and I hope you're enjoying Brute Force so far.
I will be catching up on subscriber awards in the coming days. Unfortunately, the artist who was drawing the Karalti chibi sticker has gone AWOL. I have to chase her down and see what the heck is up with those.
I'm about 80000 words into Brute Force - and not quite halfway through the ...
2021-10-20 02:33:12 +0000 UTC View PostOut in the wilds, you could rest well, but not easily. Dinos and Legions were a constant threat. In the camp, there was at least the illusion of safety. To make it a little more real for Angel, I parked my giant black booty in the doorway to ensure she and Lulu weren’t disturbed, resting my chin on top of my foreclaws.
Sleep came quickly, and with it came dreams: fractured, hyper-fast f...
2021-10-20 02:25:07 +0000 UTC View PostWe followed Targent and his Legions back to his tent, tense for signs of hostility. The Captain's back was stiff, but when he turned to face us and took his seat, he looked calmer. Composed. Maybe even pleased.
"Well, Vigiles, I sorely underestimated you," he remarked, friendly as you please. His slave wasn't in attendance, so he took an iron carafe of wine and poured two cups himself. "C...
2021-10-14 10:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostAngel did not like to be late, but when I explained why she and I were going to rock up at the Fort's PvP arena a cruisy twenty or so minutes after our duel was supposed to start, she followed my lead and did it anyway.
Amnesia was weird as hell. I couldn’t remember anything I’d been or done, but I could remember the details of books and skills I’d studied, even if I didn...
2021-10-14 10:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Angel! Shoot the damn wolf!" I reeled in a circle as my HP dropped.
The humans had wisened up. They'd backed out of range, taking cover in the brush to hide from Angel, and were firing from a distance while the Tulevolk tried to gnaw my head off. I roared and bucked, but it locked its jaws and held on. Then I remembered – I had other attacks. I concentrated, then emitted a son...
2021-10-09 23:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostWe left the cavern system in a daze. On the way out, we'd battled a pair of giant cave salamanders that gave us 25 EXP a piece, plus reptile hide. Lulu was now Level 15, but I still hadn’t leveled up again. EXP gain was slowing down, because we were higher-leveled than most of the animals in the area. I was just over a hundred points off.
We made a rough camp to eat and rest. While we r...
2021-10-05 01:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostSome of you saw this when I accidentally posted it, some of you didn't: but here it is anyway xD
We dodged just in time. Angel dove and rolled into the tunnel she’d trapped, while I ducked and flattened to the ground. The spinning ball of magma streaked by in a blinding blaze of heat, pure white in my thermal vision, and exploded against the wall behind me.
“Well, N...
2021-10-02 03:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post**If you're here from Royal Road, welcome! This is an advanced chapter of the BF novel, which has longer chapters than on RRL. You will want to skip back several chapters on the Brute Force tag to find the correct place. Sorry about that!**
Prima Falks was lounging in a chair in front of her tent, busy carving a piece of bone, using a small paring blade to shape a palm-si...
Angel kept her poker face on after leaving the Praetorium. The cracks in her blank, pleasant mask only began to show when we arrived at our assigned sub-camp, Block C. It was the cellblock - excuse me, 'barracks encampment' - close to the camp's dog and raptor kennels. The air was full of barking and giant parrot screeching. It was also the oldest and most run-down part of the camp.
"That...
2021-09-26 01:49:29 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter might still be a little rough: I'm editing the middle sections of the first arc as I progressively refine the game system, so updates will be a little slow until mid-week.
Because of my injury, the second half of our journey to Fort Hope was much slower than the first. I could get around on my tentacles well enough, but they were made for swinging and striking, n...
2021-09-21 08:54:23 +0000 UTC View PostGunshots kept ringing through the forest. About five hundred feet away from the base of the grotto, I smelled the gunpowder and blood, and heard the screams of injured men. Scared as she was, Lulu formed to my chest, head and forelimbs like a suit of armor, determination thrumming through the collar link.
"I sure hope you can soak bullets, because I’m weak to Metal-element shit." 2021-09-08 10:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
My first night sleeping as a Legion was odd. I hadn’t expected to dream. The whole night, I dreamed of conversations I’d had in ASL. Ninety-nine percent of them were translations. I was translating for my sister, signing for her as someone voiced.
Despite the vivid dreams, I woke up feeling like a million bucks. No, I mean, really: I felt RESTED. While I remembered almost nothing from...
2021-09-02 03:18:53 +0000 UTC View PostAs I braced for death. Lulu stiffened and tensed around me. And then, she gathered herself into a great big bouncy ball of slime, and launched herself bodily at the t-rex’s open maw.
I yelped in alarm. “The fuck, Lulu?!”
“FUU!” Lulu hit the animal’s muzzle with a splat. The huge dino chomped down, but the Limne was already spreading over its muzzle. Once its jaw...
2021-08-28 12:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe velociraptor dug with his front claws at the base of a huge eucalyptus tree, snarling to himself. In front of him loomed a large hole, about half as wide as his German Shepard-sized, brightly colored, feathery little body. Three quokka were cowering inside of the burrow: two females, and one joey.
If you’ve never seen a quokka, they’re just about the cutest little things on this e...
2021-08-25 10:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post